Jamaican Culture
Ms. Dulcie Sey: God Bless The Rainbow Children!
Published Jan 20, 2012Hola hall a mi wonderful fans out dere in de wul. Ow iz hall hoff uno doin dese dese. Me knoe sey inflaccion a box uno shut gweyin an comin. Ms. Dulcie a pray fi uno hall de same.
Well, me appy fe report sey Hingrid and de Yehuda a clean hup dem hact an poor Missa Fowla feel likkle betta. Hingrid dem was inna Jamaica de odder day , se we hall go dung de North Coast fi a few days. Me dress hup like dryland tourist, wid big ole, broad rim dark glasses a wan caftan wey look like wan tent up hat up park camp. Me kno knoe what me waz tinkin, through de sun so blinkin hot. Me no wan get no sun paisining you know ….
Yehuda him run joke wid me sey, dem can use mi cover-up fi flag de aeroplane dem wen dem lan. What a fresh bwoy do eh? Him lucky sey Hingrid like him….
Well. Me get wan letta from wan "hot under de collar" Grandmodda all the way from Indya.
A haffi sey, she really hopen hup mi hawareness about tings in hour culta.
Dear Mrs. Dulcimer Robothom:
I am writing to you about my granddaughter Siobhan, she is the child of an Irish-French mother and an Indian father . Ever since Siobahn was born she experienced great difficulties interacting with other children her own age because she has always felt “different”.
I must admit, that as a grandmother, I stayed away for a long time because of the culture differences. But now, that I am old and the world has changed so much, it has allowed me to be more open to spending more time with her.
I realize that Siobahn has so many Indian traits that are undeniable, however, what makes her truly special is that you can see all of her other DNA traits as well. The "hodge-podge" of colors sometimes makes her non-descript.
The kaleidiscope of colors have paved a very confusing life for her and sometimes makes it very difficult for her to identify with the world that surrounds.
It is painful for a Grandparent to watch a grandchild deal with prejudices from every spectrum. Sometimes “cross-over” appeal can be a heavy burden to bear.
Most of her life she has rebelled by acting wacky and zany. I feel that she has always been in search of her comfort zone.
As a Grandparent of a multicultural grandchild can I tell her there is one?
Best wishes,
Mitra Rampersaan
Dear Mrs. Rampersaan:
Tanks far writin to me bout you granddaughta.Nowadays, all dese children is "mix-up, mix-up". It is very difficult far dem, ‘cause de wul naw tek dat inna cansideration. Dem a lump hevrybady hup inna wan category..
Wen de chilren dem mix, dem hiz atomatically difrent. Dem mindeset is difrent.
So de outside wul haffi cater towards dem tinkin an mentality.
Most of dem children doughnt heven tink in terms hof black an white. Dem jus tink peple.
Inna Jamaica dere is plenty mixed breed, but hevryone hidentify as Jamaican. When you go abroad it iz difrent and dat is where de specifics come in.
I believe dat some peple view multiracial chilren as a threat rather dan a blessing. Omen tink iz more competition, ’cause dem can “pass” in many difrent circles.
God bless de children of de rainbow dese are the ones who will show us de light. Dey will mek tinking outside de box an art form.
The truth is, dese individuals just want to live dere lives widdout the hassles and aggravation of bein profiled or pigeon-holed.
Primarily, de uncomfortability dese children feel is jealousy and curiosity. Dey jus haffi rise above de ignorance and forge ahead to accomplish great tings.
If dese kids hact a bit rambunctious while tryin fi find dem way in de wul, mi sure lots of folks ge dem reason fi rant, rave an misbehave.
Mi hope me elp you wit you likkle question. Doughn’t worry tings haf a way hoff wukin dem selves hout……
Till next time,
Dulcimer Peaches Robothom
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